France set up showdown with Germany while Matildas stun Brazil and Canada march on

A highly impressive French side out-thought and outplayed South Korea in their Women’s World Cup second round game, winning 3-0 to set up a quarter-final clash of titans with top-ranked Germany.

In other games, Australia coach Alen Stajcic believes the Matildas can make an even bigger statement after stunning Brazil to reach the last eight, while hosts Canada battled their way into the quarter-finals with a scrappy 1-0 win over Switzerland.

France, perhaps the most technically skilled side at the World Cup, were a blur of clever passes, runs, flicks and shots and proved far too strong for a young South Korea team making their first appearance in the knockout round.